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It’s been well over a decade since Five Nights at Freddy’s took the internet by storm, which has since seen countless sequels, genre-shifting spinoffs, and even movie adaptations expanding the world even further. Although the franchise itself has spread far across the gaming industry, it has also inspired other unique projects that take FNAF’s initial concepts in unique new directions.
While it’s far from the first spiritual successor to the franchise, this latest release also incorporates elements from the Jurassic Park franchise with a mutated twist, which is all topped by the surprising voice of none other than Game Theory and FNAF movie actor Matthew Patrick as one of the main characters.
A Unique Take On The Indie Horror Genre
Having just released on Steam this October, the indie horror in question is WDR Studios’ Terrible Lizards, which follows a kid named Jordan who is forced to explore an abandoned dinosaur-themed highway attraction. You’ll also be uncovering the dark secrets hiding beneath the location, partially through live-action recordings featuring MatPat as the misguided scientist responsible for the mutated monstrosities.
Although the gameplay of Terrible Lizards is closer to a mix between Five Nights at Freddy’s Security Breach and Poppy Playtime with its linear exploration across an expansive facility and parkour-based gameplay to navigate the environments, there are still plenty of aspects that will feel familiar to fans of the original game that has already been garnering the indie plenty of positive reviews on Steam since its official release.
Terrible Lizards Is Already Off To A Strong Start
It isn’t just freaky mascots either, as several of the monsters you’ll encounter in Terrible Lizards look genuinely unsettling to look at, with grotesque anatomy and proportions that go well beyond what you would expect from a dinosaur-themed horror game, like the upcoming Jurassic Park Survival.
If you are curious to try out Terrible Lizards for yourself, the indie game also offers a free demo to let you try out the game without having to actually pay the full price of admission to its dilapidated dino exhibit.
- Released
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August 8, 2014
- ESRB
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- Developer(s)
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Scott Cawthon
- Publisher(s)
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Scott Cawthon, Clickteam LLC USA
- Engine
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multimedia fusion
- Franchise
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Five Nights at Freddy’s
